Garment hanger



April 22, 1947. I F, MILLER 2,419,362

GARMEN HANGER Filed Feb, 9, 1946 INVENTOR fi A/vcsy MAAEA.

ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 22, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT HANGER Frances Miller, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application February 9, 1946, Serial No. 646,647 7 Claims. (01. 2583-1-88) Thisinventionrelates to a garment hanger for supporting a plurality of ladies skirts.

Y Heretofore, it. has been-customary, to support ladies skirts individually by means of clamps. These clamps each have a suspension loop or gooseneck shaped hook at the top for enga ing the usual horizontal rod found in clothes closets. The disadvantage of this type of support is that too much space is occupied by the hangers and skirts when there are many skirts to be hung. Other known typ s of hangers have the same or other disadvantages, such, as bulkiness, concealment of one skirt by the others, and the difiiculty of removing a skirt without removing other skirts, etc.

Thegarment hanger of the present invention overcomes the foregoing difficulties and provides a skirt hanger which is compact, simple and inexpensive to manufacture, capable of supporting many skirts in the minimum of space, and enables the removal of any one of several skirts without disturbing theiothers.

The construction of the hanger of the invention is such that it lends itself for use as. a combination skirt and coat hanger, with provision for supporting slacks, trousers, etc. According to one embodiment of the invention, the vertical side pieces of the hanger are made adjustable in regard to their spacing so as to permit use of the hanger for different sizes of skirts. Both side pieces are preferably made to be adjustable in order to assure balance and symmetry of the hanger while supporting the garments.

The following is a more detailed description of the invention, in conjunction with a drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 shows one embodiment of askirt hanger in accordance with the invention Fig. 2is a side elevation view of Fig. 1.

Fig, 3 is a combination. coat and skirt hanger in accordance with another embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 4 is a fragmental view, partly in elevation and partly in section, ofthe topportion of-Fig. 3--taken along the line 4-4, showing the details of the adjustable vertical side pieces;

Fig. 5 is a section along the line 5-5 of Fig, 3;

Fig. 6 shows a modification of the hanger of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 7 is a section along the .line 1-1 of Fig. 6.

Throughout the figures of the drawing, the same partsarerepresented by the same reference numerals, while equivalent parts have been given prime designations.

Referring to Fig. 1 cf the drawing, the skirt hanger structure comprise agenerally rectangu lar frame having an upper horizontal piece I, a lower horizontal piece 2, and a pair of spaced vertical side pieces 3, 3 secured to the two horizontal pieces. A suspension hook 4 is positioned Each dowel pin 6 on one vertical piece 3has a.

correspondingly positioned dowel pin onthe same side of the frame on the other vertical piece 3 on the same straight horizontal line. Thus there are pairs of dowel pinscn each side of the frame on different horizontal levels. Each pair of pins on the same horizontal level is adapted to support a skirt 8 by. means of, thefabric loops disposed in the interior of and on opposite sides of the skirt. The distance between the vertical pieces 3, 3 is such as to enable these loops 1, l to-reach and be held by the pins. The frame of Figs. 1 and 2 illustrates, by way of example only,

sixpairs of dowel pins on the front and six pairs of dowel pins on the back. In this way twelve different skirts can be supported on both sides of the frame without any one skirt concealing from view another skirt. Obviously, more or fewer pairs of pins can be placed on the side pieces. By placing pins on the frontand rear of the frame and supporting the skirts thereon.

the frame is maintained in balanced position, that is in a vertical plane, relative to the hook 4.

It is preferred that the frame of the hanger .be so dimensioned that the greater portion of the skirts near the top thereof, at least, be held within the confines of the hanger, though this is not essential.

The rods or bars 5, 5 serve as slack and trouser supports. These last garments can be folded over the bars.

In manufacturing the hanger, the various elements can be made of wood, plastic, or metal.

Fig. 3. illustrates how the vertical side pieces 3', 3 can be made adjustable with respect to each other over a limited range in order to accommodate skirts of different widths, depending upon the size of the Waist portion. In Fig. 3, the

horizontal rodsi, 5 are fixedly secured to one vertical piece 3' and slidable in the other vertical piece. Each vertical piece 3', 3 of Fig. 3 has a narrower portion at both its top and bottom whichfits into vertical slots 9 on upper horizontal. piece I and lower horizontal piece 2'. Each upper and lower horizontal piece i and 2' is also provided with narrower horizontal slots In for enabling movement in a horizontal plane of the two vertical side pieces 3', 3. A threaded bolt l I is adapted to pass through the top and bottom portions of the vertical side pieces 3', 3' and through the slots 9 and Ill. The bolts ll of Fig. 3 is provided at its top with a coat sup-' porting construction l3 whose sloping sides are so shaped as to conform to the neck and shoulder" Thus, the garment hanger of parts of a coat. Fig. 3 is a combination coat, skirt and slack supporter.

Fig. 6 is a modification of the garment hanger.

of Fig. 3 and shows only that much necessary to understand the differences between these two figures. The essential difference lies in the construction of the vertical side pieces 3., 3". These side pieces are shown in greater detail in Fig. 7, and include serrated front and rear portions. The projections formed by these serrated portions eliminate the need for the dowel pins of the skirt hangers of Figs. 1 and 2. The vertical side pieces 3", 3 are adjustable relative to each other in the same manner as described above in connection with the construction of Fig. 3.

What is claimed is:

1. A skirt hanger comprising a frame of generally rectangular form having upper and lower substantially horizontal pieces and a pair of spaced vertical side pieces, said side pieces having pairs of projections on both the front and rear facing portions, each pair of projections on each of said portions comprising dowel pins lying in the same horizontal plane,arod supported by both said vertical side pieces at a location intermediate the ends of said vertical side pieces, means for enabling movement of one of said side pieces relative to the other, and a suspension hook mounted in the center of said upper horizontal piece.

2. A skirt hanger comprising a frame of generally rectangular form having upper and lower substantially horizontal pieces I and a pair of spaced vertical side pieces, said side pieces having pairs of projections on both the front and rear facing portions, each pair of projections on each of said portions lying in the same horizontal plane, a rod supported by both of said vertical side pieces at a location intermediate the ends of said vertical side pieces the pairs of projections on the front of the vertical side pieces being in different horizontal planes than the pairs of projections on the rear of the vertical side pieces, said horizontal pieces having slots therein, at least one of said vertical pieces having reduced ends which fit into said slots, whereby said vertical side pieces are adjustable relative to each other for the lengths of said slots, and means for rigidly securing said one vertical piece to said horizontal pieces at any desired point along the.

lengths of said slots.

3. A skirt hanger comprising a frame of gen: erally rectangular form having upper and lower substantially horizontal pieces and a pair of spaced vertical sidepieces, said side pieces havtween said vertical side pieces near the bottom thereof for supporting slacks or trousers, said rod being fixedly secured at one end to one vertical side pieceand slidable at the other end in a hole in the other vertical side piece.

4. A skirt hanger comprising a wooden frame of generally rectangular form and having upper and lower horizontal pieces and a pair of vertical side pieces, a rod supported by both of said vertical side pieces at a location intermediate the ends of said vertical pieces, pairs of projections on said side pieces, each pair of projections lying in the same horizontal plane, said horizontal pieces having slots therein, at least one of said vertical pieces having reduced ends which fit into said slots, whereby said vertical side pieces are adjustable relative to each other for the lengths of said slots, and means for rigidly securing said one vertical piece to said horizontal pieces at any desired point along the lengths of said slots.

5. A skirt hanger comprising a frame of generally rectangular form having a pair of vertical side pieces adjustably connected together at their lower ends by a horizontal piece, and a support for said hanger comprising an element adjustably attached to the upper ends of said vertical side pieces, said element being shaped to conform to the neck and shoulder portions of a coat, pairs of projections on said side pieces, the projections of each pair being on the same level.

6. A skirt hanger comprising a frame of generally rectangular form' having upper and lower substantially horizontal pieces and a pair of spaced vertical side pieces, said side pieces having pairs of projections, the projections of each pair being on the same level, a rod supported by both said vertical side pieces at a location interme-. diate the ends of said vertical side pieces, means for enabling movement of one of saidside pieces relative to the other, and a suspension hook mounted in the center of said upper horizontal piece.

7. A skirt hanger comprising a frame of generally rectangular formand having upper and lower horizontal pieces and a pair of vertical side pieces, said side pieces being adjustably fastened at both of their ends to said horizontal pieces and being movable relative to each other such that said side pieces remain parallel in all positions of use for supporting skirts, pairs of loop supporting projections on said side pieces for supporting skirts of the type having loops on opposite sides of the skirt, the projections of each pair lying on the same level, and means for supporting said skirt hanger.

FRANCES MILLER.

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